Thursday, December 17, 2009

Holiday differences

It's been two years since I've celebrated Christmas in the traditional american way. And to tell you the truth it's way different in Mexico than here. Over there, families have a type of doll that's suppose to resemble Jesus and they soothe it to "sleep" on Christmas eve. There is a separate holiday for presents. Here in America, presents are given on Christmas. It's really interesting to see the different "versions" of Christmas. Although, the same concept of someone giving presents to the little ones is the same. January sixth is when presents are given. The name of the holiday is Three Kings day. This holiday symbolizes the gift giving that the three wise-men gave back in the day. The thing that is really annoying is that the kids don't get to enjoy Three Kings day in Mexico like things kids in america enjoy christmas. The reason for this, they have school the next day. But come on, how cool is it to come to school the day after you got a new toy or something you've always wanted, I know my cousins think so. So there you go, a little something to think about this christmas.

Friday, December 11, 2009

Money!!!!!!!!!

So I was doing some research on charities and, well, I can't just choose one. So i decided to donate one fifth of the fifty grand to five different charaties. The first one, St. Jude's. The second, Big Brothers/ Big Sisters. I espetially liked this one because I believe that the reason teenagers are wild and out of control is because they don't have a role model or mentor, and with more people available to fit those roles there may be less troublesome teenagers. Third, A Child's Haven, which helps nurture children who have suffered some type of abuse. Fourth, A Favor Del Nino. This is a charity in mexico that takes in kids to help better their lives. And finally, Ayuda y Solidaridad con las Ninas de la Calle. This again is a charity in Mexico. This charity is about helping to take girls out of the street. Through out my multiple visits I've seen many girls out in the street working to earn food money, which also puts them in danger of being kidnapped. This charity shelters and protects street girls and helps them better their life.

Anyways, now onto my half. I would set aside $25,000 for college. The put away $12,500. And the rest would go to any expense like a car, rent, music, and video games/ consoles(yeah I'm a nerd so what?). I would also give my parents some money. In a way it'd be like paying them back for all that they've spent on me me.

So thats about it. Hope you like it.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Things that bug me.

Where to begin? So many things annoy me. For Starters, when someone in my family moves something in my room without telling me, I always get this feeling thats something is out of place and I rip my room apart and redo it if I can't find the misplaced object. Another thing is when I am always the last to know something important in my family. The decision is always final without any input, so I usually get stuck going places(with my entire family) that I'd rather avoid.
In school, the main thing that annoys me is when your standing in the lunch line and someone out of nowhere comes and skip you and five others. It doesn't matter if you say something they'll just keep doing it. I know it's something that's inevitable, but it still bugs be.
I also can't stand people who go on and on and on about something completely different the what you asked them. When this happens I usually just nod or say oh, but in my mind I'm going "SHUT UP THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT I JUST ASKED YOU, AHHHHHH".
I can't stand the fact that when I try to do something for myself I never get any peace. The past month to month and a half, I've been studying for the SAT and ACT, and every time I studied during the day I could swear my brother and sister would take turns coming to me tattling on each other for just about the whole time I attempted to study. Also when I try to sleep during the day on saturdays it's the same thing, one after the other they come tattling on each other, it's so aggravating. Not many things bug me, but the things that do bug me a lot. If you don't fall under any of these you and I may get along pretty well.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Coat of Arms

It was hard for me to put a Coat of Arms together that described me. The web site we were given to make ours was limited. So I had to go search elsewhere. But I did find it useful for the template that was a plus. I did manage to find decent pictures and their meaning. I chose a bat which means awareness of the powers of darkness & chaos(I interpreted that as knowing how to identify evil or the bad in things), a serpent which means wisdom, a fish which means a true generous , and a wing which means swiftness and protection. The colors were pretty easy to get their meaning, gold meaning generosity & elevation of the mind , and blue meaning truth & loyalty. I learned that looks can be deceiving. The meaning behind each animal was a bit surprising. Who would have thought that a serpent meant wisdom, or that a fish meant a true generous mind.

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Dear soldier

I want to start off by thanking you for the sacrifice that you made by going out and fight for this country. I know that you probably have been told the same thing over and over right? Well not from me I'm going to give you a bit of an update about what's gone on over here. Last month the American Music Awards came on and there were some premieres like Shakira(who has just released a album) and her new single "Give It Up To Me" and Jennifer Lopez with "Louboutins" . Also Taylor Swift a new country artist, won 5 awards.Also Barack Obama won the 2009 nobel peace price.
Holidays were pretty good. Halloween was pretty exciting. Unfortunately Michael Jackson died over the summer. But there were a lot of tributes done. A local high school near where I live did a tribute to Thriller in a shopping area where my family and I went for trick or treating. I know your probably thinking your in high school what are you doing trick or treating Right? Well I don't think just because your getting older you should give up fun traditions. Things are as good as you make them to be, never forget that. Well I hope you make the best out of your holiday(s), we're rooting for you.